Radial differential form

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Hi have to determinate a primitive of this differential form: $$\omega = \frac{xy}{\sqrt{(x^2+y^2)}}dx + \frac{x^2 + 2y^2}{\sqrt{(x^2+y^2)}}dy$$ As far as I know this should be a radial form which I could simplify as follow: $$ \omega = xh(\rho)dx + yh(\rho)dy$$ So it's a radial form => closed => exact form in $R^2 \backslash \{(0,0)\}$ and then I can determinate the primitive by solving this integral: $\int h(\rho)\rho d\rho $

I managed to do that and I have arrived at this point: $$\omega = xh(\rho)dx + yh(\rho)dy + \rho dy$$ Assuming $h(\rho)=y/\rho$ . I am quite sure I'm on the right road but I really don't know how to manage the $\rho dy$ part of the form...

is there something I am doing wrong?

Thank you in advance!

EDIT: The $h(\rho)$ function should be correct, in fact solving $\int y/\rho * \rho d\rho = y\sqrt{x^2+y^2}$ that is a primitive of the given form.

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In polar coordinates you have $$ \omega=r\cos\phi\sin\phi \,d(r\cos\phi)+r(1+\sin^2\phi)\,d(r\sin\phi)=\\ r\cos^2\phi\sin\phi\, dr- r^2\cos\phi\sin^2\phi\, d\phi+r(\sin\phi+\sin^3\phi)\,dr+r^2(\cos\phi+\cos\phi\sin^2\phi)\,d\phi=\\ 2r\sin\phi\, dr +r^2\cos\phi\, d\phi=d(r^2\sin\phi). $$ Therefore, $$ \omega=d\left(y\sqrt{x^2+y^2}\right). $$